Faggoting attachment for sewing machines



Nov. 3, 1953 H. H. RUSSELL 2,657,656

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INVENTOR Patented Nov. 3, 1953 FAGGOTIN G ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING MACHINES Herbert H. Russell, New Haven, Conn., assignor to The Greist Manufacturing Company, New Haven, Conn, a corporation of Connecticut Application April 27, 1951, Serial No. 223,399

7 Claims.

This invention relates to a sewing machine attachment and more particularly to an attachment for eiiecting a faggoting stitch. In work of this kind the finished edges of two pieces of material are loosely stitched together so as to leave a space between them, and the present invention is directed toward a sewing machine attachment which will eifect stitching of this character.

In a device of this kind, the two pieces of material which are stitched together are held in spaced relation during the stitching operation so that the threads will be passed through both pieces of material while so spaced, the two pieces being sewed very loosely together so that when folded along or substantially along the line of stitches, they will be sewed together in spaced relation with the stitches extending from one piece of material to the other.

It is, of course, desirable to provide means for adjusting the'spacing of the two pieces of ma terial so that this spacing will be wide or nar row as desired, and the present invention relates particularly to means for adjusting this spacing in a convenient and satisfactory manner.

As illustrated, the device comprises a foot member secured to the presser bar of the sewing 7;

machine and a second arm or car substantially parallel to the cloth-holding foot but spaced above the same. Both pieces of the cloth which are to be sewed together are passed under the foot, and one of them is passed over the arm so that the two pieces of cloth will be held in spaced relation when stitched together, the spacing of the arm from the level of the foot determining the width of the fag oting in the finished article.

In the present structure, convenient means are provided for adjusting the vertical spacing of the arm above the foot, and thus the width of the iaggoting in the finished work.

One object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved sewing machine attachment for effecting faggoting operations, the attachment being adapted to be attached to the usual household sewing machine.

A. further object of the invention is the provision of a new and improved faggoting attachment having improved means for adjusting the spacing arm relatively to the cloth-holding foot oi the device so as to adjust the width of the i'aggoting stitch.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a new and improved sewing machine attachment for effecting faggoting operations having a cloth-holding foot and an arm spaced in a plane vertically above the foot, the arm being adjustable to various positions with relation to the foot by a new and improved mechanism.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a sewing machine attachment of the kind described which will be simple in construction, economical to manufacture, and readily adjustable so as to effect faggoting operations of various widths.

To these and other ends the invention consists in the novel features and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. l is a front elevational view of a faggoting attachment embodying my improvements;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, certain parts being shown in section and the parts being shown in another position; and

Fig. i is a side elevational view of the attachment showing the use thereof.

To illustrate a preferred embodiment of my nvention I have shown in the drawing a faggoting attachment comprising a cloth-holding foot It which is provided with an adapter ll, the adapter being arranged for attachment to the presser bar of the usual household sewing ma chine.

The rear end of the foot member is is enlarged as shown at it and projecting upwardly therefrom is a pair of pins I2 and it, the latter being threaded. to receive a pair of knurled adjusting nuts i i and .15.

The arm it is mounted upon the pins 52 and Ill and has an enlarged rear end portion it which overlies the portion it of the foot member and is provided with openings ii and it which receive relatively snugly the pins l2 and i3 respectiveiy so that the arm will be slidably mounted upon these pins for vertical adjustment relatively to the foot member iii. It will be understood that when attached to the machine the foot member it and arm is extend substantially horizontally, and their longitudinal dimension is at right angles to the direction in which the cloth is moved through the machine.

The arm It is provided with a needle opening 25 and, as shown in Fig. 2, is slightly offset laterally from the foot Hi so that it does not lie directly above the foot 353 and, therefore, the needle passing through the opening will not strike the foot.

Adjacent its rear end the arm H3 is upwardly offset. as shown at 2!. so that the rear end it of this arm is at a slightly higher level than the forward end it, this rear end lying between the knurled adjusting nuts 5:; and it.

It will be understood that while the openings I! and 18 of the arm it provide for slidable adjustment of this arm upon the pins i2 and i3 relatively to the foot it so that the arm may be positioned at a greater or lesser distance above the foot, the offset 2! in the arm it; provides for a closer adjustment of this arm to the level of the foot it than would be otherwise possible due to the fact that the lower nut hi lies between the rear portion ti of the arm and the foot member The operation of my device is shown in Fig. 4 where as illustrated one piece of the material 23 is shown passing under the foot l and lying substantially flatly on the bed of the machine. The other piece of material 24 also passes under the foot H] but is displaced upwardly over the arm so as to lie in spaced relation to the ply 23 when stitched by the needle 25, which passes through the opening of the arm 16. It will be seen, therefore, that the two pieces of plies of material 23 and 24 will be stitched together loosely or in spaced relation so that they may be folded along the lines of stitching so that a space remains between them, this spacing being traversed by the stitches effected by the needle 25.

It Will be obvious that the distance of the arm it above the foot It] will determine the spacing of the two pieces of material when the operation is finished, and means, therefore, are provided for adjusting the vertical spacing of the arm 16 w from the foot ill. This is effected by means of the knurled nuts I4 and 15 which are threaded upon the pin it. The arm i6 is shown in a relatively high position in Fig. 1 so that there will be a relatively wide spacing between the two pieces The upper nut i5 is then 7 against lateral movement with respect to the foot it and by means of its engagement with the pins E2 and E3, it being permitted only a vertical movement with respect to the foot to adjust the vertical spacing therebetween.

While I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that it is not to be limited to all of the details shown, but is capable of modification and variation within the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the claims.

What I claim is:

i. A sea g machine attachment for faggoting work compnsing a foot member, means securing said member to the presser bar of a sewing the rear end of the latter overlying a portion of the former, the body portions of said members being disposed in substantially parallel vertically spaced relation, a threaded pin extending upwardly from the upper surface of the underlying portion of the foot member, said pin being received in an opening in the arm member, adjusting nuts threaded on said pin and disposed one below and one above the arm member, and a guide pin secured to one of said members and slidably received in an opening the other member.

4. A sewing machine attachment for faggoting work comp-rising a foot member, an arm member, the rear end of the latter overlying a portion of the former, the body portions of said members being disposed in substantially parallel vertically spaced relation, a threaded pin extending upwardly from the upper surface of the underlying portion of the foot member, said pin being received in an opening in the arm member, adjusting nuts threaded on said pin and disposed one below and one above the arm member, and the forward end of said members being spaced apart vertically and laterally.

5. A sewing machine attachment for faggoting work comprising a foot member, an arm member, the rear end of the latter overlying a portion of the former, the body ortions of said members being disposed in substantially parallel vertically spaced relation, a threaded pin extending upwardly from the upper surface of the underlying portion of the foot member, said pin being received in an opening in the arm member, adjusting nuts threaded on said pin and disposed one .below and one above the arm member, and a needle opening provided in the forward end of the arm member.

6. A sewing machine attachment comprising a cloth-holding foot member and an arm member, said members being spaced apart laterally at their forward ends, and the rear end of the arm member being superimposed over that of the foot member, the body portion of said members being disposed in substantially parallel vertically spaced relation, an upstanding threaded pin carried by the underlying portion of the foot memher and passing through an opening in the arm member, adjusting nuts threaded on said pin,

' one below and one above the rear end of the arm member and contacting the latter to support and adjust it vertically on the pin.

7. A sewing machine attachment comprising a cloth-holding foot member and an arm member,

1 said members being spaced apart laterally at machine, a cloth-supporting arm supported by the foot member substantially parallel thereto and in spaced relation thereto both laterally and vertically, and means for adjusting the arm vertically with respect to the foot.

2. A sewing machine attachment for faggoting work comprising a foot member, an arm member,

their forward ends, and the rear end of the arm member being superimposed over that of the foot member, the body portion of said members being disposed in substantially arallel vertically spaced relation, an upstanding threaded pin carried by the underlying portion of the foot member and passing through an opening in the arm member, adjusting nuts threaded on said pin, one below and one above the rear end of the arm member and contacting the latter to support and adjust it vertically on the pin, and guide means cooperating with said pin to prevent relative lateral movement of the arm and foot members.

HERBERT H. RUSSELL-L.

Name Date Brussell Nov. 15, 1938 Number 

